Topic: This is my kind of advocacy (Read 6985 times)

ActiveX · « **Reply #20 on:** February 15, 2004, 09:14:56 pm »

I actually prefer whatever fills up the space on the screen...

I din buy a widescreen TV, so Im not interested in watching a Widescreen movie...

When I do buy a Widescreen TV however, I will want Widescreen movies...

Maybe I hate to waste space...

Toasty0 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 15, 2004, 09:31:52 pm »

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I actually prefer whatever fills up the space on the screen...

I din buy a widescreen TV, so Im not interested in watching a Widescreen movie...

When I do buy a Widescreen TV however, I will want Widescreen movies...

Maybe I hate to waste space...

Ahhhh...here's the rub. By demanding that the pic fill your screen DVD makers are rquired to not only re-edit the movie, but slice off part of the frame.

So what you saw in the theater and was the filmmaker's intent will not be what you will see on your pan&scan (now called full frame) DVD.

In other words you are getting cheated with that format.

Best,
Jerry

SL-Punisher · « **Reply #24 on:** February 16, 2004, 07:17:35 am »

I dont have a huge TV therefore I don't like widescreen versions.

Gambler · « **Reply #25 on:** February 16, 2004, 08:13:58 am »

After my initial post I was flipping channels on my TV and decided that such an advocacy group is needed. I'm a widescreen fanatic when it comes to movies and it's annoying as heck when the movie channels air the fullscreen versions vs the widescreen versions. Even on PPV it's extremely rare to find the widescreen versions.

What's ironic is that many of the TV shows I watch now are filmed in widescreen. But the movies aren't shown that way.

For those of you who don't like the black bars at the top and bottom of your screen and go for the fullscreen versions of the movies, did you check out examples page of the link above? It's amazing how much is lopped off when it gets to the little screen.

jualdeaux · « **Reply #28 on:** February 16, 2004, 01:40:59 pm »

I don't have a large screen TV either but I always buy the widescreen version of a movie. I figure that when I get a proper TV I will already have the version that will work the best and not have to buy it a second time. Let's call it an investment for the future.

ActiveX · « **Reply #30 on:** February 16, 2004, 02:56:53 pm »

I have noticed that some DVDs sell with both versions in the same package...

SL-Punisher · « **Reply #32 on:** February 17, 2004, 12:15:21 am »

I splurge on my computer, but not on home electronics. I believe my television is a 21" or something like that. Personally I don't watch much tv. My DVD player and television were christmas presents...personally I don't go out and buy items like that.

Toasty0 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 15, 2004, 10:06:58 am »

http://www.widescreen.org/index.shtml

Gambler · « **Reply #35 on:** February 15, 2004, 08:33:28 pm »

I didn't realize that Widescreen / Lettterbox needed an advocacy group. I know that unless it's completely impossible I never by a full screen movie.

Toasty0 · « **Reply #36 on:** February 15, 2004, 09:03:54 pm »

Yeah, it does. There are enough of the uninformed who think the letterbox is a distraction from the film to create pressure on producers to make two versions of a dvd thus doubling their cost.

Best,
Jerry

ActiveX · « **Reply #37 on:** February 15, 2004, 09:14:56 pm »

I actually prefer whatever fills up the space on the screen...

I din buy a widescreen TV, so Im not interested in watching a Widescreen movie...

When I do buy a Widescreen TV however, I will want Widescreen movies...

Maybe I hate to waste space...

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